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300 Million Year Old Fossil Fish Likely Had Color Vision
westlake writes Nature is reporting the discovery of mineralized rods and cones in a 300-million-year-old fossil fish found in Kansas. The soft tissues of the eye and brain decay rapidly after death, within 64 days and 11 days, respectively, and are almost never preserved in the fossil record — making this the first discovery of fossil rods and cones in general and the first evidence for color vision in a fossilized vertebrate eye.
The first person to moderate usually sets the tone, and later mods use less critical thinking.
To offset, it would have to be worthy of one mod point. As this reply is predictable, it seems unworthy especially on a low comment count article.
As a troll post, this does state an insincerely held belief solely to get a response. You expected funny perhaps, but troll mod is therefore not totally inappropriate.
Understanding primacy and anchoring doesn't undo moderation, so just enjoy that anyone bothered to reply.
OK, early fish could see in colors. And clearly modern birds (and their dino ancestors) can see in color
The mineralized rods and cones in this fossil fish are the first to be found in any vertebrate fossil. The argument for color vision in dinosaurs is more or less based on the theory that if a sexually attractive feather-like structure was colored, a dino must have seen it in color.